Hide Enough land to support a free family and dependents. As much land as could be tilled with one plough in a year. So size dependent on quality of land.Virgate Averaging 30 acres but varying greatlyVillan, villein Occupier of land in the feudal vill Villager, peasantVill A division under the fuedal system consisting of a number of houses and adjacent landsBordar A villein of the lowest rank, who held a cottage at his lords pleasure, for which he rendered menial serviceDemesneIn the Feudal system, demesne (also spelled desmesne; via Old French demeine from Latin dominium) was all the land, not necessarily all contiguous to the Manor House, that was retained by a lord for his own use - as distinguished from land "alienated" or granted to others (alieni) as freehold tenants.

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Fossils

The conglomeration of ammonites were found in Stockton quarry nearby. The others in fields and ponds around Wolfhamcote. Pictures here in the Photo section.

1248

First recorded facts Geoffrey de Langeley puts a chaplain in charge

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!957 It is proposed to move the church to a housing estate in Nuneaton. Reported in The Coventry Evening Telegraph Friday December 27, 1957